Looking into opening a coffee shop

Hey everyone,Before anyone calls me out I have read plenty on this forum and plan on continuing to do so, just curious if anyone wants to put in their 2 cents.With that being said a I'm looking to start up a coffee shop but it would not just be your ordinary coffee business, my family has been producing coffee in Central America for the past 3 generations and I, being born in the USA and graduating from college here i feel its time for our business to finally become vertically integrated and provide a true seed to cup experience. I also have experience with roasting and some barista skills but I know they would def need some reinforcing. Has this been done before? Any pointers? As of now my trouble areas are importing and exporting.

Welcome Coffeemeplease;
So it is my understanding that you will be importing coffee from your family into the US. Which country are they from in Central America? How much coffee do they produce? Do you plan on just 1 retail coffee store or do you plan on roasting and selling wholesale? Do you plan on selling green beans wholesale?
Just a few questions so that we may better understand your business plan and questions.
Brian

Hello Brian,Thanks for post! To give some more info yes I would be trying to import the green beans into the US from Nicaragua. Then the idea is to roast ourselves and sell at a cafe which would also be ours potentially wholesale accounts like small supermarkets will be pursued but its not a immediate focus. As of now I am looking into one location on the east coast but definetely would like to expand in the future. We would be entering the specialty market my families coffee has placed multiple times in the cup of excellence and we produce about 2 containers of specialty 84-94 grade pacamara and catura. As of now our coffee is all ready being enjoyed here in the US by many roasters on the west coast but I am looking into branching off and doing something on my own with a bit of the coffee here on the east coast.Hope this gives a bit more background Daniel